Tonight railroad crews in Wytheville are working to remove 14 derailed cars from a Norfolk Southern train. The cars jumped the tracks last night, shutting down part of Route 21. wdbj 7 New River Valley reporter Orlando Salinas is live in Wytheville where the accident happened. Jean, according to officials, the first 911 call came in just after 6 last night. Joining me live is Wythe County pio Jeremy Farley. Jeremy, its been 24 hours since the derailment - what's the progress report? You have a newly implemented 911 citizen emergency alert system but you diet use it last night. Why not? This is a major track for Norfolk Southern. When's it going to be running. Again? Thanks Jeremy. Nearly 300 new jobs

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